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Damir Besic

From:Nashville,TN.

Posted 29 Dec 2017 6:43 am

this EMCI is Arlington guitar, welded frame, no cabinet drop here, the best of the best, Terry Crisp and Buddy E were just two of the big guys that used EMCI guitars ....I have it set up in my house, and this is a true monster..._________________www.steelguitarsonline.com

WOW Damir, Two great beauties at a working man's price. Good Luck with your sale. Should go fast, J.R.

thank you my friend.... I think price is ok, those are wonderful guitars... I may actually keep EMCI, not sure yet..._________________www.steelguitarsonline.com

David Mitchell

From:Texas, USA

Posted 29 Dec 2017 3:25 pm

I like EMCI's so much I have 3 of them. Two D-10's and a SD-12. Why would anyone want anything else? Carter is a fine guitar but the EMCI's were almost the summit of perfection. The EMCI changer leaves no provision for split tuners but hey,push pulls didn't have split tuning either. The adjustable and easily removeable cross shafts of the EMCI that don't screw down to the sound board that is trying to resonate makes it a clear winner in my book. I believe the more crap that is screwed to the top sound board dampens the sound more and more._________________Emmons PP 8/10, Sho-Bud Pro ll 8/4, ZB Custom 8/4, MSA Classic 10/10, Fender 2000 10/2, Fender SF Quad Reverb, Fender BF Super Reverb, Fender Super Twin, Fender BF Vibroclone, Peavy Nashville 400, Peavy Nashville 1000, Peavy Session 400, Peavy Artist VT, Sho-Bud Christmas Tree

Damir Besic

From:Nashville,TN.

Posted 29 Dec 2017 3:31 pm

David, I have Carter and EMCI side by side, and they are virtually the same, with EMCI being about a notch better (or I should say "different") , there is a few lithe differences, but the general idea is same... great guitars, and there is really nothing left to be desired when it comes to those guitars... I personally don't care about splits and other fancy stuff, I figured as soon as I play and sound like Lloyd Green I can start adding more to my guitars until then I'm good with 3+4 .... of course, that'll never happened, so EMCI is everything I'll ever need..._________________www.steelguitarsonline.com

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characteristics of all of the guitars Bud was involved with were smooth and super quick action, and rock solid positive stops, very simple and user friendly mechanism, easy to work on... I think the only guitar that looks simpler then Bud's guitars would be GFI, and that is one of the reasons I love GFI, very very simple, and easy to work on... GFI and just about any of Bud's guitars are prefect road guitars for working musicians... that is probably one of the reasons EMCI were so popular with road guys, and big names, smooth operation, tone and simplicity , thats the winning formula, and Bud understood that ... and another thing I love about those guitars is how compact they are ..._________________www.steelguitarsonline.com

Bob Hoffnar

From:Austin, Tx

Posted 30 Dec 2017 7:49 am

That emci is a beauty. Looks perfect. The first big mistake I ever made as a steel player was selling my emci._________________Bob
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Damir Besic

From:Nashville,TN.

Posted 30 Dec 2017 8:04 am

Bob Hoffnar wrote:

That emci is a beauty. Looks perfect. The first big mistake I ever made as a steel player was selling my emci.

Bob, I got this one on trade from another forum member, and he took this guitar apart, cleaned and serviced it, it plays, and looks amazing... and the tone is unbelievable..._________________www.steelguitarsonline.com

Bobbe told me on several different occasions that EMCI is the best kept secret of pedal steel guitar world ... I didn't know he played one, now I understand , thank you ..._________________www.steelguitarsonline.com

Jeffery Self

From:Spring City,Tennessee, USA

Posted 31 Dec 2017 1:18 pm

Let's say it came out of the case quick and went back in the same way.

I remember that guitar having a sound like no other. Some of it was Bobbe, but not all.

Hope you had a wonderful Holiday Damir, and good luck on your sale. When I seen your pic, it took me back to that moment in time. _________________If it's a penny for your thoughts!!!
Why must everyone put in their two cents worth???